At last night’s Grammy Awards, Kendrick Lamar took home the most trophies of the night – five in total. But it wasn’t a pop superstar like Sabrina Carpenter or Taylor Swift who came in right behind him. It was Sierra Ferrell, the West Virginia-born 36-year-old, winning four: Best Americana Album …
Read More »Behind the Scenes of the 67th Annual Grammy Awards: 'A Love Letter to Los Angeles'
Tonight’s 67th annual Grammy Awards will take place in a city traumatized by a natural disaster, a fact that was never far from the mind of its producers. The ceremony, hosted by Trevor Noah, will celebrate the year in music while also becoming a “love letter to Los Angeles,” according …
Read More »Evan Honer Had a Viral Smash With a Tyler Childers Cover. Now His Songs Are Blowing Up
Evan Honer has a lot on his mind. Fortunately, he has no shortage of creative outlets. “When I have a song or a project in my head, I’m going to release it,” he tells Rolling Stone. “I think the audience appreciates that. I’m trying to release stuff that is real, …
Read More »So Long, Marianne Faithfull: The Woman Who Refused to Go Quietly
Here’s a toast to Marianne Faithfull, a true rock & roll legend. Nobody was ever better at being an old rock star, except maybe Leonard Cohen. Yet the difference is that Cohen didn’t release his debut album until he was 33 — he was never young in public. Faithfull was …
Read More »The Hip-Hop World Isn't Resisting This Trump Administration
Earlier this week, Snoop Dogg appeared to respond to criticism over his performance at Trump’s Inaugural Crypto Ball in Washington, D.C. The iconic rapper and media personality took to his Instagram with a clip from inside his car where he says, “For all the hate, I’m gonna answer it with …
Read More »The Secret History of R.E.M.
In the beginning, R.E.M. would play anywhere that would have them, from pizza parlors to gay bars to frat parties. For all the arty elusiveness of their early music, the band that would end up setting the template for the Nineties alt-rock boom was hungrier and more strategic than it …
Read More »The Weeknd, Jennie, Dominic Fike, Jessie Reyez and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week
Welcome to ourweekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, The Weeknd returns with an epic sixth LP, Blackpink‘s Jennie enlists Dominic Fike to play her toxic counterpart, and Jessie Reyez croons about her dedicated love in …
Read More »Mile 0 2025: Red Clay Strays, Kaitlin Butts and More of the Best Things We Saw at Red Dirt Fest
Now in its eighth year, Mile 0 Festival in Key West, Florida, has earned pilgrimage status. For fans of Red Dirt country music, the fest has become a yearly rite; for those who have yet to attend, it’s a must. This year, Mile 0 powered through a historic cold snap …
Read More »As Sean Combs' 'Love' Era Began, New Accusers Say He Was Still a 'Demon'
O n a balmy weekend last September, Sean Combs returned to Harlem to roam his old neighborhood with four of his seven children. He reveled in the attention from passersby who gasped and honked as the billionaire hip-hop mogul chatted and posed for pictures. Perhaps for a moment, he could …
Read More »Stevie Wonder, Janelle Monáe Will Lead Grammy Tribute to Quincy Jones
Stevie Wonder and Janelle Monáe will headline an in-memoriam tribute to legendary producer Quincy Jones at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, joined by Cynthia Erivo, Herbie Hancock, Lainey Wilson, and other, yet-to-be-announced artists. The tribute to Jones, who died in November at 91, has been in the works …
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